Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 4.3% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Harare, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$1.92
BIF5,476
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$3.24
BIF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$0.43
BIF1,232
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.67
BIF1,917
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$4.01
BIF11,409
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$3.00
BIF8,551
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.65
BIF7,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$3.23
BIF9,212
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$2.47
BIF7,038
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.31
BIF869
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.58
BIF1,656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.51
BIF1,449
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.27
BIF766
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.52
BIF1,470
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$4.37
BIF12,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,334,248
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.65
BIF24,643
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$14.42
BIF41,072
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$216.29
BIF616,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$81.71
BIF232,744
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$11.03
BIF31,408
|
|
pay 57.1% more for childcare
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$480.65
BIF1,369,080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,227,007
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.58
BIF1,643
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$2.16
BIF6,161
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.40
BIF6,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$19.23
BIF54,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
pay 97.9% more for clothing
Harare
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$24.03
BIF68,454
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$72.10
BIF205,362
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$48.07
BIF136,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$86.52
BIF246,434
|
|
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